PPT-The death of Hamlet…and everyone else.

Except for Horatio and Fortinbras Rest in Peace King Hamlet Polonius Ophelia Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Laertes Claudius Gertrude Hamlet Lets talk theme 4 theme statements Loyalty and obligation to family can drive an individual to drastic measures. Man with a plan or just a ‘mad’ man?. Themes. What is madness?. Power (love, sex, corruption of, desire of). Revenge. Murder. Women (role, view). Deception/Trust. Certainty/Uncertainty. Action vs. Reaction and the need to act. (1600). It. . is. set in . Denmark. There. . were. . earlier. . versions. . of. . Hamlet. , . as. a . revenge. story, in the Middle . Ages. . . There. . was. . also. a Renaissance play . Eric Kroetsch. Instructions. 2. Compose a Hamlet alphabet book complete with illustrations. Example “A is for the anger that Hamlet feels towards his mother and his uncle Claudius”.. A. A is for Avenge. Learning Objective: students will understand the development of the play including plot, development, and themes.. Act 1, Scene 1: Brief summary. During the changing of the guard in the middle of the night; the soldiers are discussing the appearance of a ghost that looks like the dead King Hamlet dressed in battle gear. . T.S. ELIOT about HAMLET’S FIGURE. It is . the.  Mona Lisa of . literature. (. Hamlet. ). ambiguity. of Hamlet’s figure/Mona Lisa’s figure. According. to Bernard . Berenson. ,.  . T.S. Eliot criticised the subjective . Ashley Chu. Benhaire. Estrada. Merchelle. . Alegado. November 1. st. 2012. AP Literature. Analysis. Ophelia is a dynamic character that begins as in innocent young girl. . to becoming an insane individual. She’s dependent on men to tell her how to behave. She is the daughter of Polonius, the sister of Laertes, as well as Hamlet’s love interest. Ophelia is caught between her obedience to her father and her “love” Hamlet which leads to her madness and death. She remains maidenly singing songs about flower and finally drowning in the river. . Hamlet. “To be or not to be”. Hamlet. Soliloquy . –. Theme. Hamlet’s Famous Soliloquy - analysis. How does Shakespeare use the element of a theme of “afterlife” to portray Hamlet’s thoughts about death, suicide, murder and afterlife in soliloquy “To be, or not to be?” in Act 3 Scene 1. Brendan Salvadore. Mark Mattson. Period 4. Scene Summary. Main Interactions. King and Queen with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. King Claudius with Polonius. Hamlet’s Soliloquy . Hamlet with Ophelia. Ophelia doesn’t feature much in the play but her role is to show “. Hamlet's warped view of women as callous sexual predators, and the innocence and virtue of . women” – Shakespeare-online.com. 1. 1. What mood is established in this opening scene? How does Shakespeare establish this mood? . The . mood is dark, creepy, and sinister. Shakespeare establishes this mood by setting the opening scene of this tragic play just after midnight. There are three scared watchmen and a skeptical friend of Hamlet’s out on the watch, participating in a ghost-hunt. The audience should feel the tension right away and the cold weather reflects the mood. . The prince of Denmark, son of Gertrude, nephew of Claudius, . and heir . to the throne. . Hamlet . is a deep thinker, focusing on impossible to . answer questions . about religion, death, truth, reality, and the motivations of others.. Hamlet Act Five Two gravediggers discuss Ophelia’s suicide. Hamlet and Horatio engage in philosophical discussion. Ophelia’s funeral takes place. Laertes ’ display of grief for Ophelia enrages Hamlet and the two men fight by her graveside. Hamlet by William Shakespeare Hamlet is a play that has fascinated audiences and readers since it was first written in around 1601-1604 The play centers around Hamlet’s decision whether or not to avenge the murder of his father, the King of Denmark. This weight of this decision drives all the other action and relationships in the play. „The . ultimate. . source. of . the. . Hamlet . story is . Saxo. . Grammaticus. ’ . Historica. Danica . (1180-1208), . the. . saga. of . one. . Amlothi. . or. (. as. . Saxo. . calls. .